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Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Chair welcomed everyone to meeting. David Melding attended in place of Janet
Finch-Saunders. |
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New petitions |
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P-05-738 Public Petition for the Dinas Powys By-Pass Supporting documents:
Minutes: David
Melding declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A: He
has previously supported the campaign for a Dinas Powys by-pass. The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to the
Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure to ask whether the Welsh
Government has helped to fund the current study into the Dinas Powys transport
network and, if so, whether he would be in a position to update the Committee
once this has concluded. |
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P-05-748 School Buses for School Children Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to contact the
petitioner to clarify the objective of her petition, in light of the
information received from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure. |
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Updates to previous petitions |
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P-05-739 Save TWF Services Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and, given the satisfaction
of the petitioners with the expansion of the Twf programme from April 2017,
agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioners for their engagement. |
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P-04-399 Slaughter Practices Supporting documents: Minutes: See
agreed action under agenda item 3.3. |
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P-04-433 CCTV in Slaughterhouses Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to forward the
petitioner’s most recent comments to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment
& Rural Affairs and accept the offer of an update from the Welsh Government
when appropriate. |
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P-04-477 Support for the Control of Dogs (Wales) Bill Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to await an
update from the petitioner following his planned meeting with the Cabinet
Secretary for Environment & Rural Affairs. |
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P-04-575 Call in All Opencast Mining Planning Applications Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and, agreed to return to
the petition at the next meeting so that it can be considered alongside another
petition on opencast mining applications. |
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P-05-717 Establish Statutory Public Rights of Access to Land and Water for Recreational and Other Purposes Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to: ·
forward
the petitioner’s comments to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment & Rural
Affairs; and ·
await
further detail on the proposals for reform being developed by the Welsh Government. |
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P-05-747 TB testing of cattle Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to:
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P-05-712 A Welsh Government Department for Europe Would Ensure a Clear, Strategic and Accountable Voice for Wales in Ongoing Negotiations Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to forward the
petitioner a copy of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation
Committee’s report on Implications for Wales of leaving the European Union, and
await his views on the information received. |
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P-05-731 Land & Access Lane Sale at Abercwmboi Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and concluded that there is
little further that the Committee can do while discussions between the Welsh
Government and the local authority about use of the land are ongoing. The
Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and
Infrastructure to ask him to update the Committee once these discussions have
concluded. |
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P-05-740 Petition to Protect our High Street Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to await
petitioner’s views on the latest correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for
Finance and Local Government before agreeing the next step in relation to the
petition. |
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P-04-568 Public Inquiry into ABMU Health Board Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee considered a response from the petitioner and agreed to close the
petition and thank the petitioner for his engagement with the petitions
process. |
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P-04-601 Proposed Ban on the Use of e-cigarettes in Public Places Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered a response from the petitioner and agreed to close the
petition and thank the petitioner for his engagement with the petitions
process. |
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P-04-394 Save our Services – Prince Philip Hospital Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered a response from the petitioner and agreed to close the
petition and thank the petitioners for their engagement with the petitions process. |
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P-04-367 Save our Hospital Services Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee agreed to close petition due to the length of time that has elapsed since contact was last received from the petitioner. |
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P-04-455 Save Prince Phillip Hospital A&E Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee agreed to close petition due to the length of time that has elapsed
since contact was last received from the petitioner. |
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P-04-431 Against Health Cuts from the Residents of Pembrokeshire Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee agreed to close petition due to the length of time that has elapsed
since contact was last received from the petitioners. |
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P-04-537 Planting Trees to Reduce Flooding Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee agreed to close petition due to the length of time that has elapsed
since contact was last received from the petitioners. |
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P-04-505 Eating Disorder Unit in Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee agreed to take further steps to seek to re-establish contact with the petitioner through the Cross Party Group on Eating Disorders. |
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P-04-526 Please make Senedd TV accessible to deaf people Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee agreed to take further steps to seek to re-establish contact with the
petitioner through the Cross Party Group on Deaf Issues. |
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P-04-442 Guarantee good support close to home for disabled children and their families Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee agreed to seek a response from the petitioner and to consider the
petition again at the meeting on 9 May. |
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P-04-559 Secondary School Awareness of Self-Harm Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee agreed to seek a response from the petitioner and to consider the petition again at the meeting on 9 May. |
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P-04-466 Medical Emergency - Preventing the introduction of a poorer Health Service for North Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee agreed to seek a response from the petitioner and to consider the petition again at the meeting on 9 May. |
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P-04-524 Planning Control and the Welsh Language Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee agreed to seek a response from the petitioner and to consider the
petition again at the meeting on 9 May. |
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(9.40 - 10.30) |
Evidence Session - P-05-710 Ensure Disabled People can Access Public Transport As and When They Need it ·
Welsh
Local Government Association (WLGA) - John Forsey Highways, Transport &
Recycling, Powys County Council ·
Licensed
Private Hire Car Association - Steve Wright MBE, Chairman Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the evidence received and agreed to write to the National
Taxi Association to seek written evidence on the petition. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting Minutes: The
motion was agreed. |
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Consideration of Oral Evidence under Agenda Item 4 Minutes: The
Committee considered the evidence. |